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Dr Misol Kim

Dr Misol Kim

Senior Lecturer
Business School
Teaching

Dr. Misol Kim is a Senior Lecturer at the UNSW Centre for Social Impact and the Specialisation Lead for Global Sustainability and Social Impact in the Master of Commerce program

She holds a PhD in Education for Sustainable Development, a Master’s in Entrepreneurship, a Master’s in Sustainable Development, and a Bachelor’s in Environmental Engineering.

An experienced interdisciplinary educator and researcher, Misol specializes in educational assessment design, scale development, and educational psychology for sustainability. Before joining UNSW, she worked in educational research and sustainability education across four faculties at Monash University in Australia and at the Centre for Sustainable Development at Uppsala University in Sweden.

Dedicated to fostering thought-provoking and engaging learning experiences, Misol designs educational programs that empower students to become changemakers for a sustainable society. Her teaching and research share a common goal: equipping students with the knowledge and skills to drive positive social and environmental change.

 
Phone
+61-2-9348-1729
E-mail
misol.kim@unsw.edu.au
Location
704, Level 7, Science Engineering Building (E8) UNSW Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Casey E; Kim M; Reid A, 2025, 'Connecting gender equality with sustainability in early childhood: educators understandings in Victoria, Australia', Environmental Education Research, 31, pp. 304 - 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2024.2418310
    Journal articles | 2022
    Heffernan A; Bright D; Kim M; Longmuir F; Magyar B, 2022, ''I cannot sustain the workload and the emotional toll': Reasons behind Australian teachers' intentions to leave the profession', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, 66, pp. 196 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00049441221086654
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kim M; Reid A; Rickinson M, 2022, 'Measuring environmental locus of control: An analysis of instruments and their psychometric properties', Environmental Education Research, 28, pp. 614 - 636, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2022.2044452
    Journal articles | 2021
    Brand G; Collins J; Bedi G; Bonnamy J; Barbour L; Ilangakoon C; Wotherspoon R; Simmons M; Kim M; Schwerdtle PN, 2021, '“I teach it because it is the biggest threat to health”: Integrating sustainable healthcare into health professions education', Medical Teacher, 43, pp. 325 - 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2020.1844876
    Journal articles | 2020
    Kim M, 2020, 'Actualising sustainability: understanding and measuring the role of sustainability locus of control in educational contexts', Environmental Education Research, 26, pp. 148 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2019.1680609
    Journal articles | 2020
    Nakagawa Y; Verlie B; Kim M, 2020, 'Collectively engaging with theory in environmental education research', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, 36, pp. 1 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aee.2020.6
  • Conference Presentations | 2024
    Kim M; Reid A, 2024, 'Empowerment in Sustainability Education: Clarifying Concepts to Advance Understanding and Practice', presented at North American Association for Environmental Education Research Symposium, Pittsburgh. U.S.A, 04 November 2024
    Conference Presentations | 2024
    Kim M, 2024, 'Advancing Empowerment in Environmental and Sustainability Education: Integrating Psychological Constructs for Enhanced Understanding and Practice', presented at Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Sydney, Australia, 02 December 2024
    Conference Presentations | 2021
    Kim M; Maynard N; Dai A, 2021, 'Exploring the effectiveness of a framework using ePortfolio-type learning activities to develop teamwork skills in student engineers', presented at Australian Association for Engineering Education Virtual Conference, 06 December 2021
    Conference Presentations | 2020
    Kim M; Maynard N; O’Neill T, 2020, 'Teamwork Through Constructive Controversy', presented at Australian Association for Engineering Education Virtual Conference, 07 December 2020
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    Kim M, 2017, 'Measurement matters: Development of a Sustainability Locus of Control Scale for use with adolescents', presented at World Environmental Education Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 09 September 2017
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    Kim M; Reid A, 2016, 'What matters in changing Locus of Control and fostering a sense of empowerment and responsibility, through environmental education?', presented at European Conference on Educational Research Emerging Researchers’ Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 22 August 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    Kim M, 2016, 'From identifying challenges to creating innovative solutions: ReSolve process to guide an interdisciplinary bottom-up governance sustainability project.', presented at International Conference on Sustainable Development, \New York, U.S.A, 17 September 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    Kim M, 2016, 'Social learning processes in a Swedish local collaborative project for sustainability', presented at New Zealand Association for Environmental Education Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 14 February 2016

At UNSW:

  • Member – Early Career Academic Network (ECAN) Executive Committee
  • Specialisation Lead – Global Sustainability and Social Impact, Master of Commerce
  • School Student Integrity Advisor – Centre for Social Impact
  • Member – Education for Sustainable Development Community of Practice

 

Beyond UNSW:

  • Member – International Scientific Committee, 13th World Environmental Education Congress (2026)
  • Member – Australian Association for Research in Education
  • Peer Reviewer – Environmental Education Research (5-year Impact Factor: 3.7)
  • Peer Reviewer – Australian Journal of Education (5-year Impact Factor: 2.4)

My Teaching

For many years, Misol has taught social and environmental sustainability across various universities, including the Faculties of Engineering, Science, Education, and Business.

Currently, Misol serves as the Course Authority for the following courses at UNSW:

  • Social and Environmental Sustainability (COMM5202)
  • Social Impact Field Project (COMM5701)

 

Previous courses taught at UNSW include:

  • Creating Social Change (COMM1000)
  • Social and Environmental Outcome Measurement (COMM5203)